Bored With Cake and Ice Cream? Try Assembling a White Chocolate Death Star

A hot, cold, crumbly confection is taking Reddit by storm—but no one’s quite sure what to call it.

Among the names being bandied about, “white chocolate sphere dessert,” “magic chocolate ball,” and “confectionary Death Star” seem to be the top contenders to describe this surprirsing treat—consisting of a white chocolate shell that cracks under the pressure of hot chocolate syrup to reveal a SECOND dessert inside!

Reddit user Isai76

Or at least that’s how it works when the pros do it.

But as redditor WingDish—an army recruiter living in Wisconsin—discovered when he “tried to make that magic ball” for his wife, it’s not so easy for the average Joe to get the presentation right:

Reddit user WingDish

In a comment on WingDish’s post, user RambledMan shares a similar story of disappointment.

“I spent two hours trying to make the ball yesterday,” RambledMan confesses. “Ended up with a really expensive puddle of white chocolate.”

Meanwhile, users in communities as diverse as Interesting as Fuck, Oddly Satisfying, How To, and Food Hacks have joined in the discussion about the mysterious spherical delicacy.

As this mesmerizing gif shows off, the delicious Russian nesting doll effect can be achieved without white chocolate:

Soon, the craze reached such a fever pitch that it inspired user guygoald to create an animated homage to the dish, depicting an ill-fated ice cream ball with eyes at the chocolate planet’s core: